Senior Copper Plating Process Engineer

ChipAdd Corp.; City of Binghamton (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

ChipAdd Corp. in Binghamton, NY, is seeking an experienced Senior Electrochemical Process Engineer to develop and optimize copper plating and related chemistries.

You will own the full wet process flow, set up analytical methods, and drive DOE-based process windows while ensuring safety and environmental compliance. You will work with CAD tools to design plating racks and benches, and contribute to transfer of processes to manufacturing and partners.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry or related field.
• 5–7 years of hands-on electroplating and electrochemical process development.
• Experience with electroplating and electroless deposition (copper preferred).

Responsibilities

• Develop electrochemical processing methods (electroplating, electroless deposition, patterned plating).
• Optimize plating chemistries (bath composition, additives, pH, temp, agitation) and current waveforms.
• Design wet process flow from surface prep to deposition, rinse, dry, and anneal; manage adhesion and film stress.
• Set up bath analysis (titration, XRF, ICP) and define bath-life rules.
• Plan and run DOEs to map process windows and relate parameters to film properties.
• Characterize deposits with SEM/EDS, XRD, profilometry and adhesion testing.
• Evaluate corrosion and galvanic behavior in data center coolants; develop protective finishes.
• Own EHS for wet chemistry; ensure OSHA/EPA and NYS compliance.
• Design racks and plating tools in CAD; write SOPs and control plans.

Skills

Electroplating

Process development

DOE

SPC

Python

Lab safety

CAD basics

Education

MS or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or Chemistry

Tools

SolidWorks

Fusion 360

3D printing

XRF

SEM/EDS

Job description

ChipAdd Corp. in Binghamton, NY, is seeking an experienced Senior Electrochemical Process Engineer to develop and optimize copper plating and related chemistries.

You will own the full wet process flow, set up analytical methods, and drive DOE-based process windows while ensuring safety and environmental compliance. You will work with CAD tools to design plating racks and benches, and contribute to transfer of processes to manufacturing and partners.